[Chiyaha's route]Only went through this one because it was needed for the more "advanced" Gaia route. Also it should be called Sakuya's route, not Chihaya's. While I can't call it bad, I found it quite weak compared to what I'd heard about Rewrite. An action/shounen fan would have probably enjoyed this a lot more. The "main" character of the route is pretty much a secondary character, there's hardly any development at all, you just train with an incredibly annoying bastard who turns out to be a good bastard and get into fights with your faithful sidekick alongside you. Oh and at the end you propose to someone out of nowhere and she even accepts, but you forget all about it a few days later. It felt like reading the common shallow action packed manga, and while I don't have anything against the genre itself I just expected more.

[Akane's route]I'm not sure if disappointment is the word to use to describe this route despite the fact that reading it feels more like reading rezumatul unei povesti nu povestea propriu zisa, lack of sprites and huge holes like Chihaya and Sakuya vanishing from the story. That is because it has another bigger problem: the whole route feels like reading through a long bad end, it's simply discouraging. It brings one sided love to a whole new level. You continuously try to help her and get close to her and while she doesn't reject you she never comes to love or care for you, guilt and pity being the most you manage to get out of her. You just watch her suffer and drift away until she eventually betrays you and then goes completely insane. Seeing how pitiful she becomes made me almost want to stop reading it. The end doesn't really solve anything, it ends "well" just for the sake of it being a good ending ,but it makes no sense and offers no satisfaction at all. How come I have to hate the route of my favourite character? This is just screwed up!

So far, nu am putut sa-mi formez o impresie prea buna fata de Rewrite, and seeing what they did to poor Akane I'm not sure I'll be able to change that. I think I'm going to go for Kotori route now and then Shizuru. I know Lucia's route is the one written by Ryukishi, but I simply don't like the character.

Well ,dupa cum probabil ai vazut, this is not your usual moe moe Key game. Things here are serious business. Acum ca ai citit deja cea mai happy ruta din joc (Chihaya) it's all downhill from there and despair abounds. Also, unlike other VNs you might have read, romance is a secondary thing.The whole presenting the setting and story are much more important than going on dates .

Hating something is not the same thing as not liking it (for me at least), it's loving it cu polarizare inversa. Cand e pe 0 e de rau.

You did warn me ca nu este the usual Key VN, but I was still surprised. Nu am citit inca rutele cu Guardian, but from the beginning I was a Gaia fan since they match with my own thinking and ideas, maybe it will change after I read through it all. Also, I have a thing for batshit insane people.

I wasn't aware there's an order to the routes, I just chose what I wanted and only found out later that you can only choose 3 routes in the beginning.

In ruta ei Chihaya pleaca din Gaia datorita tie, si chiar daca ar renunta dintr-un alt motiv tot trebuia sa mai apara sau sa mai zica ceva de ea la inceputul rutei lui Akane. Also the world is ending, are she and Sakuya just sitting in a corner and waiting to die? Unde sunt Midou si ceilalti and are they seriously saying Krivoy Rog and Kilimanjaro are weaker than the T-Rex and just die off somewhere without you even knowing they exist? Also, daca are 2 puteri separate de ce le pierde pe amandoua cand Kotori intrerupe contractul doar de la ribbon-ul lui Kagari? And how the hell can she even break off the contract without one of you dying? As I remember in Chihaya's route Tenma couldn't break the contract with Krivoy Rog and they both died because of it. Oh and this isn't o diferenta intre rute, but... la sfarsitul rutei lui Chihaya a familiar the size of a mountain with the energy of several a power spots that continuously sucks insane amounts of energy from everything around him starts crumbling when healing a small stabbing wound in his owner... really...

Shizuru's route is just so...weak. Parca citeam compunerea unui elev mediocru de gimnaziu. Leaving the plotholes aside, the difference in quality between route is enormous. In the end all it did was make me dislike Guardian even more.

Now I only have Ryukishi07's route and the true routes left, so hopefully I'll be able to read something decent. I may not have liked it for different reasons, but so far Akane's route is indeed cea mai bine scrisa, and Kotori's is reasonably good too.

Finally finished Lucia's route, phew it was long. This is where you see the overwhelming difference between a master and the rest. I had expected something great from Ryukishi07, maybe e pentru ca am citit cea mai slaba dintre rute inainte, but it was far better than I had hoped. Vad ca nu s-a putut abtine sa nu-l transforme intr-un Umineko spin-off and result was most impressive.

I see you guys are all against Kashima and Akane. You forget that both Suzaki si Guardian nu faceau decat sa amane moartea planetei, nu sa o evite and Akane was the only one trying to save it. Everyone was aware that humanity was killing the Earth and deserved to perish and Guardian didn't deny it either, they only cared about preserving their own lives no matter the cost, they would kill and destroy anything and anyone to ensure their survival and they would even call it righteous and noble. Also, unlike The Disciples who were acting upon a disease that ate at their mind and personality Guardian's cruelty was their own. In a sense the Holy Woman, who had watched over humanity for so long, was humanity's representative and had as much of a right as the Key to judge and condemn them.

I had expected something great from Ryukishi07, maybe e pentru ca am citit cea mai slaba dintre rute inainte, but it was far better than I had hoped.

It was pretty awesome. Too bad Kotarou turns into a complete idiot in the last part. Although it was worth it for that scene when he finally stops being a retard.

QUOTE(elpreda @ Mar 19 2013, 09:55 PM)

Akane was the only one trying to save it.

Except the fact that was definitely not her intention at all. The holy woman's goal is basically killing all humans (and even more if she could) because she is insane and hates everyone and everything. Also, salvation might not be as good for the planet as you might originally think as you will see later.

QUOTE(elpreda @ Mar 19 2013, 09:55 PM)

Everyone was aware that humanity was killing the Earth and deserved to perish

Yeah, about that... Keep on reading. The true message of the VN might be pretty different from what it seems to be at the point you're in.

QUOTE(elpreda @ Mar 19 2013, 09:55 PM)

so, unlike The Disciples who were acting upon a disease that ate at their mind and personality Guardian's cruelty was their own.

If you want to call the Holy Woman a disease then I'm all for it. That's definitely what she is. But the deal with the disciples is that they're basically people that are too mentally weak to live in society so because of that they want to destroy it. They're basically the ultimate emos.

QUOTE(elpreda @ Mar 19 2013, 09:55 PM)

they would kill and destroy anything and anyone to ensure their survival and they would even call it righteous and noble.

That's because survival of the species is a noble goal...as long as you're part of that species.

QUOTE(elpreda @ Mar 19 2013, 09:55 PM)

In a sense the Holy Woman, who had watched over humanity for so long, was humanity's representative and had as much of a right as the Key to judge and condemn them.

No she doesn't because she is completely insane. Also, you can't really compare what the Key has to do with what Kashima wants to do because, well, you'll find out at the right time. Keep reading.

Alright, went through the Moon route. It was... unexpected, though I most definitely enjoyed reading through all those theories. Most of them I was familiar with, but I still felt that after following that thought pattern I got a lvl up in INT.So in the end totul se rezuma la 'The Earth failed, the Moon realized it cannot sustain life by herself so she decided to revive her twin and give her another chance.' Anyway, now I see why you hate Kashima and dude she is way too OP. Screw talent, how the hell is she capable of overpowering an entire planet? And why create an army of small and mediums when a few heavies (Earth Dragons), maybe even one could have easily done the job, that is besides not ending the story?Still, now I know for sure that Akane's and the Holy Woman's objective was to save the world since they did fight to protect it, the desire to destroy life itself was specific to Kashima Sakura only.

Ah, I'm nearing the end and I'm already starting to get withdrawal symptoms, what do I do...